Comments on: Baseball America Releases Top 100 List http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/02/baseball-america-releases-top-100-list.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:37:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brad Walor http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/02/baseball-america-releases-top-100-list.html#comment-24970 Brad Walor Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:27:07 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=46982#comment-24970 I agree 100%

]]> By: John Dreker http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/02/baseball-america-releases-top-100-list.html#comment-24965 John Dreker Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:37:15 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=46982#comment-24965 I also had Heredia third and his top ten was almost exactly the same as mine. As you said though, the top ten is one person’s list, while the top 100 is based off seven people putting their top 150 together, then averaging them out. There are bound to be differences.
The top 100 will also rank players closer to the majors higher if they are close in comparison, while top ten rankings take long-term potential into account when comparing players. Meaning, If someone thought Hanson and Heredia both had similar value, then Hanson would be ranked higher.

]]> By: leadoff http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/02/baseball-america-releases-top-100-list.html#comment-24964 leadoff Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:00:06 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=46982#comment-24964 Perotto and Kovacevic really have lost their way, they have this hate-on for the Pirates and it clouds any judgement they might have.

]]> By: jalcorn http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/02/baseball-america-releases-top-100-list.html#comment-24963 jalcorn Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:30:02 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=46982#comment-24963 John, RE: the list discrepancy, you have to remember that the team lists are often written by a local guy (Perotto this year or Kovacevic) who use BA input but still supply their own rankings. I don’t know why the Pirates always seem to have this fate instead of having one of the BA experts doing their list.

Perotto really did a hatchet piece this year spending his entire word limit rehashing hoka hey and bashing the front office. He didn’t even discuss the top 10 system’s prospects.

]]> By: leadoff http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/02/baseball-america-releases-top-100-list.html#comment-24962 leadoff Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:22:09 +0000 http://www.piratesprospects.com/?p=46982#comment-24962 I still think Tony Sanchez is a top 5 or 6 in the Pirates system. IMO catchers are underrated because their catching is not what people are looking at when grading them out, concentrating far too much on offense with a catcher is wrong IMO.
If anyone is looking for a breakout player this year in the Pirate system Sanchez might be the guy.
As far as the top 100 is concerned I don’t put a lot of stock in what a lot of publications say about the Pirate system. If you listen to a supposed sports analyst talk on the radio about the Pirates it seems that all they know about the Pirates is they have Cole, Taillon and McCutchen, after that they don’t have much of a clue.

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